Originally posted by 69Boss302:
I forget who said it earlier to Support our troops, not the war. For too long it has been used and it needs to stop. It is a slap in the face to every single military member, past or present. To say that one supports the troops but not the job we are doing is disgraceful. I cannot believe that by something so idiotic one can believe that they are supporting us. When I come home I do not want to be welcomed by anyone that has ever uttered those words.

SSgt Mike Allen, USAF
Al Udied AB, Qatar



I have been defending the decision to go to Iraq for a long time. It served at least two purposes:

1. The UN & the world now know that rogue regimes are on borrowed time. Obey your agreements in accordance with the UN Charter that you're a member of, or face REAL penalties.

2. Terrorist organizations & extremists who wanted to take on or embarass the U.S. are all gathering in Iraq. One nice neat package to deal with.

I certainly feel it was a good choice to take the fight to THEM, rather than having to carry a handgun or shotgun to tangle with terrorists in the steets of my town. I cannot say enough about the courage of the President for taking the political risks he has in an effort to protect the civilian population - including YOUR family (whoever may be reading this).

Now that the stainless steel from rocket engines, nuclear & chemical facilities is showing up in Europe for re-cycling we've have a paper trail to follow on the sources of that material - to Jordan, from Syria, from Iraq. Reported in the Washington Post and documented to the U.N. council from IAEA letters & reports - if any of you are interested in the source of the information. Vindication that we've heard little about - Why is that, do you suppose?

and Sergeant, <S> Thanks dude.

Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.